DOVER — As of Wednesday morning, 12 of the county's 13 communities have reported election results to show David DuBois taking the lead in the Strafford County Sheriff's race, and with results from just one community pending, he is the unofficial winner.

With a total of 30,332 votes, DuBois is ahead of former Strafford County Sheriff's Office Capt. Joseph DiGregorio, who trails with 24,841.

Strafford remains the only community that has not reported results to Foster's.

DuBois has spent the last 30 years in law enforcement and most recently as chief of the Rochester Police Department where he retired from earlier this year to run for sheriff.

In October, DuBois told Foster's editorial board that what he envisions himself doing as sheriff will be similar to what he's done as Rochester's police chief.

“There's a lot of things that I did as a police chief that were very interesting to me on a personal level and challenging that I think translate well to the sheriff's department. And I know I would enjoy them,” he said in an article published Oct. 25.

He noted that he did not see the role of the sheriff's office as taking over law enforcement within the county, saying local agencies don't need the sheriff's office to duplicate services, but that the office's presence is a great benefit.